Pro studio
XR for the Built Environment
Plan → Model → Walkthrough → AR.
The Virtual is Real pipeline for architecture and property: from a floor plan to a model, a walkthrough and AR. Built on real briefs.
- Hybrid · Nairobi + remote
- Duration: TBA
- Pro studio
- Waitlist open
- Dates TBA
Working title. Dates, hours and seats are TBA.
What you'll be able to do
- Run the Plan → Model → Walkthrough → AR pipeline end to end
- Bring BIM, ArchiCAD and IFC files into a real-time scene
- Build an interior configurator for Quest 3
- Stage a floor plate and share it in a web viewer
The piece you ship
A Quest 3 configurator or a shareable floor-plate web viewer
Tools
- BIM
- ArchiCAD
- IFC
- Meta Quest 3
- Web viewer
Curriculum
3 modules · 14 parts
- Read
- Video
- Lab
- Live
- XR
- Project
01The pipelinePlan → Model → Walkthrough → AR, and where BIM fits.
- Read · TBA
Plan → Model → Walkthrough → AR
Walk through the four stages of the pipeline and what each one hands to the next.
- Read · TBA
BIM, ArchiCAD and IFC
Learn how building data moves from BIM and ArchiCAD, via IFC, into a real-time scene.
- Live · 25 min
Demo
The BIM/ArchiCAD pipeline and a floor-plate web viewer.
- Lab · 55 min
Build-along
Build along from a starter file. You leave with: a floor plan turned into a shareable walkthrough.
- Live · 25 min
Critique
Show your piece and get feedback on craft and taste.
- Project · 5 min
Ship it
Post your piece to the shared gallery so you have something to show.
02Interior configurator on Quest 3XR spec module 1.
- Read · TBA
The real brief
Read the brief this module is built on: an interior configurator on Quest 3. Note what the client needed and what "done" looks like.
- Video · TBA
Build walkthrough
Watch the build step by step, from the first file to the finished piece.
- Read · TBA
The AI prompts used
See the exact AI prompts used in the build, and where a person still made the call.
- XR · TBA
Extension task
Add one more finish or furniture option to the configurator and test it in the headset.
03Floor-plate staging and web viewerXR spec module 2.
- Read · TBA
The real brief
Read the brief this module is built on: floor-plate staging with a web viewer. Note what the client needed and what "done" looks like.
- Video · TBA
Build walkthrough
Watch the build step by step, from the first file to the finished piece.
- Read · TBA
The AI prompts used
See the exact AI prompts used in the build, and where a person still made the call.
- Project · TBA
Extension task
Stage a second floor plate and publish it to a shareable web viewer.
Try it first: Build Night week 6 is a taster for this course. See the weekly sessions.
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